McGuffey's Second Eclectic Reader — Page 28

Vocabulary

네가

nega — You (subject marker); informal second person subject

자기

jagi — Oneself; reflexive pronoun referring to oneself

밀을

mireul — Wheat (object marker); grain used to make flour

훔친다고

humchindago — Saying that (someone) steals; reported speech of stealing

말하고

malhago — Saying and; speaking and continuing an action

자두를

jadureul — Plum (object marker); a small sweet stone fruit

먹는다고

meokneundago — Saying that (someone) eats; reported speech of eating

불평하네

bulpyeonghane — Complaining; expressing dissatisfaction about something

네

ne — Your; second person possessive or affirmative response

몫으로

mokseuro — As one's share; portion allocated to someone

가장

gajang — Most; superlative adverb indicating the highest degree

잘

jal — Well; adverb indicating something done skillfully

익은

igeun — Ripened; fully matured fruit or food

것을

geoseul — Thing (object marker); referring to a specific item

골라

golla — Picking out; selecting the best from a group

그것이

geugeosi — That thing (subject marker); referring to something previously mentioned

누구의

nuguui — Whose; possessive interrogative asking ownership

것인지는

geosinjineun — Whether it belongs to; uncertain ownership topic marker

절대

jeoldae — Never; absolute negation or strong refusal

묻지도

mutjido — Not even asking; not bothering to inquire at all

않고

anko — Without doing; negation connecting two actions

하지만

hajiman — However; conjunction indicating contrast or exception

나는

naneun — I (topic marker); first person singular subject

알려고

allyeogo — Trying to find out; intending to know something

하지

haji — Do not; negation of an action or intention

않겠어

ankesseo — Will not do; strong intention to refrain from something

그

geu — That; demonstrative pronoun referring to something distant

오래전에

oraejeon-e — Long ago; referring to a distant past time

한

han — Did; past action modifier or the number one

일을

ireul — Work/deed (object marker); a task or past action

여기

yeogi — Here; demonstrative adverb indicating this place

아침

achim — Morning; the early part of the day

식사가

siksaga — Meal (subject marker); a prepared food occasion

있으니

isseuни — Since there is; causal clause indicating availability

실컷

silkeot — To one's heart's content; eating or doing as much as desired

먹어

meogeo — Eat; informal imperative to consume food

매일

maeil — Every day; daily occurrence or routine

나를

nareul — Me (object marker); first person singular object

보러

boreo — In order to see; purpose clause for visiting

오렴

oryeom — Come (gentle imperative); soft command to visit

제

je — My (humble); humble first person possessive pronoun

과

gwa — And; conjunction connecting nouns together

어느

eoneu — One; a certain unspecified person, time, or thing

화창한

hwachanghan — Sunny and clear; describing pleasant bright weather

여름

yeoreum — Summer; the warmest season of the year

오후

ohu — Afternoon; the period after noon until evening

학교에서

hakgyoeseo — From school; indicating departure point from school

집으로

jibeuro — Toward home; directional marker indicating going home

걸어가고

georeogago — Walking toward; ongoing action of walking somewhere

있었습니다

isseotseumnida — Was (formal); formal past progressive tense ending

그는

geuneun — He (topic marker); third person male subject marker

책을

chaegeul — Book (object marker); a written text as object

읽으며

ilgeumyeo — While reading; simultaneous action of reading

천천히

cheoncheonhi — Slowly; adverb describing a leisurely pace

걸어갔습니다

georeogatsseumnida — Walked (formal past); formally stating someone walked away

사느라

saneura — Due to living; causal clause for spending on life

돈을

doneul — Money (object marker); currency as direct object

모두

modu — All; totality of something, everyone or everything

써버렸지만

sseobeolyeotjiman — Spent it all but; completed spending with contrast

행복한

haengbokan — Happy; adjective describing a state of happiness

소년이었습니다

sonyeon-ieotseumnida — Was a boy (formal); formally stating someone was a boy

마침내

machimnae — Finally; adverb indicating something happened at last

큰길로

keungillo — Onto the main road; moving toward a major street

나왔는데

nawanneunde — Came out and; emerged with background context clause

그곳에는

geugose-neun — At that place (topic); referring to that specific location

문이

muni — Door/gate (subject marker); an entryway as subject

하나

hana — One; the native Korean word for the number one

맹인이

maengin-i — Blind person (subject marker); a visually impaired individual

문을

muneul — Door (object marker); an entryway as direct object

열어

yeoreo — Opening; action of opening a door or entrance

잡은

jabeun — Holding; having grabbed or gripped something

채

chae — While still; maintaining a state while doing something

서

seo — Standing; being in an upright position

가난한

gananhan — Poor; adjective describing financial poverty

남자가

namjaga — Man (subject marker); adult male as grammatical subject

말했습니다

malhaetseumnida — Said (formal past); formally stating someone spoke

빵을

ppangeul — Bread (object marker); baked food as direct object

살

sal — To buy; infinitive form of purchasing something

수

su — Ability/possibility; noun indicating capability or possibility

있도록

itdorok — So that there is; purpose clause enabling an action

몇

myeot — A few; indefinite small number of something

센트만

senteuman — Just a few cents; small amount of money only

주세요

juseyo — Please give; polite request to hand something over

그에게

geuege — To him; dative marker indicating giving to that person

아무것도

amugeotdo — Nothing at all; emphatic negation of any item

주지

juji — Not giving; negation stem of the verb to give

않았습니다

anasseumnida — Did not (formal); formal past tense negation ending

뭐라고요

mworagyo — What do you mean; surprised request for clarification

맹인에게

maengin-ege — To the blind person; dative marker for visually impaired

않았나요

anannayo — Did not do, right?; polite negative question tag

그렇습니다

geureotseumnida — That is correct; formal affirmative response

왜냐하면

waenyahamyeon — Because; conjunction introducing a reason or cause

말씀드렸다시피

malsseumdeuryeotdasipi — As I mentioned; referring back to previous statement humbly

써버렸기

sseobeolyeotgi — Having spent all; nominalised completed spending action

때문입니다

ttaemun-imnida — It is because; formal causal ending explaining a reason

그래서

geuraeseo — Therefore; conjunction indicating result or consequence

매우

maeu — Very; adverb intensifying adjectives or adverbs

슬픈

seulpeun — Sad; adjective describing a feeling of sorrow

마음으로

maeumeuro — With a heart; expressing emotional state instrumentally

곧이어

godi-eo — Shortly after; indicating something happened immediately following

멋진

meotjin — Splendid; adjective describing something impressive or stylish

마차가

machaga — Carriage (subject marker); a horse-drawn vehicle as subject

다가왔고

dagawatgo — Approached and; came closer and continued the scene

안에는

ane-neun — Inside (topic); referring to the interior of something

그의

geuui — His; third person masculine possessive pronoun

어머니가

eomeoniga — Mother (subject marker); one's mother as grammatical subject

타고

tago — Riding and; being aboard a vehicle and continuing

서서

seoseo — Standing and; being upright while doing something else

모자를

mojareul — Hat (object marker); a head covering as direct object

내밀었습니다

naemireotseumnida — Held out (formal); formally stating someone extended an object

저

jeo — That over there; distal demonstrative or humble first person

분께

bunke — To that person; honorific dative referring to someone respected

무언가를

mueongareul — Something (object marker); an unspecified item as object

드려요

deuryeoyo — Let's give (honorific); polite suggestion to give something

하고

hago — Saying; quotative connector or conjunction meaning 'and'

어머니에게

eomeonieге — To mother; dative marker indicating speaking to one's mother

어머니는

eomeонineun — Mother (topic marker); mother as the topic of discussion

센트를

senteureul — Cents (object marker); small currency units as object

주었습니다

jueotseumnida — Gave (formal past); formally stating someone gave something

그것을

geugeoseul — That thing (object marker); referring to previously mentioned item

받았지만

badatjiman — Received but; accepted something with a contrasting outcome

남자의

namjaui — Man's; possessive marker indicating belonging to the man

모자

moja — Hat; a covering worn on the head

안에

ane — Inside; locative marker indicating interior of something

넣지

neoji — Not putting in; negation stem of placing inside